USA 500

I want to invest just on the S&P 500

FIRE Projection
None Rebalancing
EUR
Moderate Risk
6.6yr backtest

Performance Summary

Total Return+140.19%
Annualized Return+14.24%
Volatility+17.39%
Sharpe Ratio0.70
Max Drawdown+33.67%

Holdings

Asset Allocation

Asset Class

Equity 100.0%
Holdings Details
Invest in the S&P 500 with this straightforward EUR-denominated ETF portfolio, offering focused US large-cap market exposure.
AssetTypeAllocationTER
VUAA.XETRA
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) AccumulatingIE00BFMXXD54
ETF
100.0%0.07%
Total100.0%0.07%

Performance

Portfolio Value Over Time
Starting with 10,000 investment → now worth €24,018.62
Histogram of Monthly Returns
The portfolio had a positive return during 49 of the 80 months (61%)
Monthly Returns Heatmap
Best month: +11.2% • Worst month: -11.3% • Best year: 2021 (+40.8%) • Worst year: 2022 (-14.3%)
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026-0.4%-0.3%-3.9%+9.4%+6.4%+0.9%-1.3%+2.3%+0.4%---+13.7%
2025+3.8%-3.6%-9.1%-5.3%+6.8%+1.5%+6.1%-1.1%+2.8%+4.8%-0.5%-0.4%+4.7%
2024+4.1%+4.4%+3.7%-2.2%+1.1%+6.9%-0.4%-0.7%+1.7%+2.6%+8.5%-0.8%+32.3%
2023+4.1%+0.9%+0.3%+0.2%+4.1%+4.2%+2.2%+0.5%-2.1%-3.2%+5.9%+3.9%+22.6%
2022-5.9%-1.8%+6.1%-2.9%-4.1%-5.8%+11.2%-1.3%-5.4%+4.9%-2.0%-6.5%-14.3%
2021+1.1%+3.4%+7.0%+2.5%-1.1%+5.7%+2.3%+3.7%-2.1%+6.0%+2.4%+4.2%+40.8%
2020--11.3%-9.1%+10.9%+2.0%+1.0%+0.4%+6.9%-1.7%-2.5%+7.8%+1.1%+3.2%
> +2%
0% to +2%
-2% to 0%
< -2%
Drawdown Analysis
Maximum drawdown: +33.67% • The longest drawdown period lasted for 11 months and was between August 2022 and July 2023. It reached a trough of -14.8%.
When could this portfolio get you to financial independence?

USA 500 returned +14.24% a year over the 7 years above. Run those same monthly returns forward through 10,000 simulated paths, with your own savings and target retirement age, to see when they could reach your FIRE number.

Detailed Metrics

Returns
Total Return
+140.19%
Annualized Return
+14.24%
Avg Monthly Return
+1.20%
Risk
Volatility (Annual)
+17.39%
Max Drawdown
+33.67%
Positive Months
61%
Average Drawdown
-5.7%
Risk-Adjusted
Sharpe Ratio
0.70
Risk-free rate: 2.0%
Sortino Ratio
0.65
Downside risk adjusted
Return/Volatility
0.82
Calmar Ratio
0.42
Return/Max Drawdown
Ulcer Index
7.27
Drawdown depth & duration
Martin Ratio
0.02
Return/Ulcer Index
Backtest Configuration
Initial Investment
10,000
Final Value
24,018.62
Backtest Period
2020-02-04 to 2026-09-04
6.6 years
Rebalancing
none
Base Currency
EUR